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MPEG-2 License Notice
Commercial implementations of MPEG-1 and MPEG-2 video, including shareware,
are subject to royalty fees to patent holders. Many of these patents are
general enough such that they are unavoidable regardless of implementation
design.
"MPEG-2 INTERMEDIATE PRODUCT. USE OF THIS PRODUCT IN ANY MANNER THAT COMPLIES
WITH THE MPEG-2 STANDARD IS EXPRESSLY PROHIBITED WITHOUT A LICENSE UNDER
APPLICABLE PATENTS IN THE MPEG-2 PATENT PORTFOLIO, WHICH LICENSE IS AVAILABLE
FROM MPEG LA, L.L.C., 250 STELLE STREET, SUITE 300, DENVER, COLORADO 80206."